The relatives of Farzana Iqbal who bludgeoned her to death in May outside a Pakistani court, causing a public outcry, have been sentenced to death.
Online abuse in Pakistan is triggering real-world violence against women owing to slow responses from Facebook and Twitter and poor law enforcement.
Nawaz Sharif has questioned why police allegedly stood by while a woman was stoned, adding that a "totally unacceptable" crime had to be dealt with.
The powerful Afghan vice-president Marshal MQ Fahim has died of natural causes, weeks before the country goes to the polls.
Pakistanis have voted in a landmark test of democracy and have been quickly reminded of the militant violence that plagues the country.
Kenyan troops marched into a Somalian fishing village two months ago, but they have not yet found the al-Qaeda-linked militants they came to hunt.
The spokespeople of Kenyan soldiers and members of an extremist Islamist militant group have taken their battle to Twitter with insults flying.
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African Union troops fighting al-Qaeda-linked Islamists in the failed state of Somalia have a $10-million funding gap.
Somali refugees are falling victim to rape and assault as the region endures its worst drought in over 60 years.
What do mosquitoes like more than human skin? Stinky socks. Scientists think the odour of human feet can be used to attract and kill mosquitoes.